9th December

…already evident and not a hint of leaf turn or yellowing. Carpinus kawakamii Carpinus kawakamii Good bit of ivy pruning on sycamore trees nearby and the right time of the…

12th March

…A ‘late autumn’ leaf fall?! Carpinus Kawakamii Carpinus Kawakamii Symplocos dryophylla with rather bulbous and swelling flower buds which will soon be open. Symplocos dryophylla Symplocos dryophylla Rhododendron calophytum now…

20th June

…japonicus ‘Jippei Kawamure’ Paulownia kawakamii has almost finished flowering and I have missed it. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Eucalyptus crenulata with its attractive new growth. Eucalyptus crenulata Magnolia rostrata has…

18th October

…but not yet anywhere near as good as Hydrangea aspera ’Robusta’. Hydrangea aspera kawakamii ‘Formosa’ Hydrangea aspera kawakamii ‘Formosa’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Gireoudii’ laden with fruits on this topgrafted tree which…

5th November

…and at Burncoose. Acer kawakamii Acer kawakamii Last few flowers on Hypericum lancasteri. Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Unlike last year, loads of berries on Cotoneaster franchetti. Cotoneaster franchetti Cotoneaster franchetti…

30th January

…slightly LBGT) colour as it opens up. Rhododendron ririei Rhododendron ririei Carpinus kawakamii in its full evergreen glory. The only evergreen Carpinus. Carpinus kawakamii 2021 – CHW A Burncoose trip…

23rd June

…later on Paulownia kawakamii. Paulownia kawakamii Irregular variegation on Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ but this is a very variegated twig. Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ with its drooping branches which…

26th January

…flower from Magnolia delavayi also blown from the tree in the gales Magnolia delavayi New growth well developed already on the evergreen Carpinus kawakamii. Carpinus kawakamii First flowers at the…

11th June

…Rhododendron auriculatum just coming out by Georges Hut. One of the parents of Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’. Rhododendron auriculatum Rhododendron auriculatum This Paulownia kawakamii has sadly split in half in the…

18th January

…has been here for 20 years. The one at Burncoose is no bigger and not invasive either despite what the reference books say. Sasa tsuboiana Carpinus kawakamii still showing its…